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Detroit’s prison population will soon be stuck living next to a toxic site
“Living in Detroit has given me a deep understanding that fights against the prison system and police are also fights against poverty and pollution.”
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![a bearded man in a yellow tent with blue tarp looks out of the flap. Outside of the tent is an American flag. The tent is on a beach with houses in the background and boats in the water.]()
![a bearded man in a yellow tent with blue tarp looks out of the flap. Outside of the tent is an American flag. The tent is on a beach with houses in the background and boats in the water.]()
COVID left Portland’s homeless population in crisis mode. Then the heat wave hit
Advocates say cities need to dedicate more resources during extreme weather events to help those without stable housing.
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![A car that has crashed into a bus stop]()
Car culture disproportionately kills Black Americans. The pandemic made things worse.
The number of Black people who died in traffic collisions rose by nearly a quarter last year.
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![A nurse filling a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine]()
![A nurse filling a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine]()
A new way to protect the Amazon: COVID vaccines
How a team of physicians, nurses, and volunteers undertook a three-week journey to vaccinate land protectors in Brazil's rainforests
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![Collage: multiple states with photos depicting climate change issues]()
Vox Americana
From Alaska to Louisiana, here are the voices of the new climate ‘normal'
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![US President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan]()
![US President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan]()
Here’s how Biden is spending his first big environmental justice investment
The EPA has detailed how it will spend $50 million authorized by the American Rescue Plan.
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![Three pedestrians pass by a row of boarded up houses in east Baltimore, Maryland.]()
Your city is more segregated than it was in 1990, new study shows
The consequences for environmental justice are stark.
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![Aerial view of flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas]()
![Aerial view of flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas]()
How homeowners of color are threatened by climate change — and climate policy
“We don’t want to create a modern form of redlining, where places that are affordable are places that are exposed to higher risk.”
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Cancer Alley campaigner wins Goldman Prize for environmental defenders
Sharon Lavigne, a retired special ed teacher, led a successful campaign to block construction of a toxic plant in Louisiana.
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![two people in white medical coats carry a blow up globe covered in bandages as they walk in front of a building with a medical logo]()
The search for the Dr. Fauci of climate change
A growing number of physicians are trying to transform the medical profession to meet the health challenges posed by climate change.
